Society guideline links: Prelabor rupture of membranes

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Preterm labor and birth".)

International

●Mid-trimester preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) − Etiology, diagnosis, classification, international recommendations of treatment options and outcome (2018)

Canada

●Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Clinical practice guideline for antibiotic therapy in preterm premature rupture of the membranes (2009, reaffirmed 2017)

United States

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on the prevention of group B streptococcal early-onset disease in newborns (2020)

●ACOG: Practice bulletin on prelabor rupture of membranes (2020)

●ACOG and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM): Obstetric care consensus on periviable birth (2017, reaffirmed 2019)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on preterm labour and birth (2015, updated 2022)

●NICE: Quality standard on preterm labour and birth (2016, updated 2019)